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CACHE Level 2 Award/Certificate/Diploma in Child Care & Education

6th form girls

What is this course?

This is a one year fulltime course designed specifically for people who have a keen interest in the care and education of young children.
It is the second level of a set of vocational qualifications that have been designed by the Council for Awards in Child Care and Education (CACHE) and it follows on from the Foundation Award in Caring for Children which is successfully running in Years 10 and 11.
The qualification will be awarded as grades A* to D
The course aims to prepare you to work competently, safely and effectively in a supervised role with children aged 0-7 years.

What and how will you learn?

This is a modular course and it is made up of 6 core units and 1 option unit.

Core Units	Method of Assessment	Qualification Achieved
Unit 1: An introduction to working with children	Assessment Task, externally devised and internally assessed	AWARD
Unit 2: The developing child	External Test Multiple Choice Paper
Unit 3: Safe, healthy and nurturing environments for children	Assessment Task, externally devised and internally assessed	CERTIFICATE
Unit 4: Children and play	Assessment Task, externally devised and internally assessed
Unit 5: Communication and professional skills within childcare and education	Unit 5: Communication and professional skills within childcare and education Portfolio of work to support professional practice in the work place, externally devised and internally assessed. You will have to achieve a pass grade in the external assessment to gain the Certificate. External assessment; short answer questions based on a seen case study
Unit 6 The Care practitioner in the work place	Practice Evidence Records (Pass grade only) Professional Development Profiles (Pass grade only)	DIPLOMA
Optional Unit Play Activity for children from birth to age 16 years	Assessment Task, externally devised and internally assessed. External assessment; short answer test

You will learn through a mixture of lessons and practical work experience. You will be required to attend school for three days a week and to attend a work placement for two days a week. There will be periodic block placement weeks throughout the year.
You will need to complete 65 days (390 hours) of practical training which will include 30 days (180 hours) with 1 to 3 years 11 months as well as 20 days (120 hours) with 4 to 7 years 11 months. The remaining 15 days (90 hours) may be allocated to either of these age groups or to the age group birth to 1 year and/or 7 years 11 months to 16 years.
You will learn by various methods. Taught sessions will be mainly classroom based. You will receive support and guidance throughout the programme from your teachers and you will be monitored by your teachers when you are on the placements.
You will have 4 assignments to complete over the year and you will also be required to pass 3 External Tests. Your practical skills in caring for young children will also be continually assessed whilst you are at your training placements and you will have to complete a Professional Development t profile as well as Practice Evidence Records.
You will also need to have excellent attendance & punctuality to complete this course in one year.

How will you be assessed?

You will need to reach at least a D standard in the written assignment for each of the four units studied. The final qualification will be graded from A* to D.
You will need to record evidence of competent practice within the workplace training environment and achieve excellent reports from all placements with 100% attendance.
You will need to demonstrate satisfactory personal and professional development over the time you are on this course and you must pass three test papers.

What can you do at the end of the course?

The CACHE Level 2 Award/Certificate/Diploma in Child Care & Education is an excellent foundation on which to build further skills. Students who pass the course may be able to progress to the CACHE Level 3 Award/Certificate/Diploma in Child Care & Education Level 3 or study for an NVQ Level 3 via employment or follow any other Level 3 courses related to Child Care. You could apply for employment to work with children as a 'trained' child care and education worker.

Who can tell you more?

Mrs Robertson, Mrs Gilroy and Miss Smith.

I just wanted the opportunity to thank you and all your staff for making our daughter’s first year at Driffield School such a successful and enjoyable experience. Since starting last September we have been impressed by the feedback from your staff in way of letters, postcards, praise and encouragement for our daughter. it is very much appreciated.

Parents of Year 7 student

I am writing to congratulate the Year 10 and Year 11 students who volunteered to take part in the mock interview process today which I was part of…. Students had taken time to do preparation work and the effort to look at the part of an interviewee. The students were a credit to the school and their parents. They were eloquent, enthusiastic and asked pertinent and searching questions of the interviewers.

Business Mentor

I would like to pass on our compliments to the staff for their positive input over the last term and a half. We are very pleased with our daughter’s progress and significant improvement in many subjects.

Parent of Y10 student

My wife and I were delighted to be able to obtain tickets for the Saturday performance of 42nd Street. We wish to applaud all those involved in the brilliant show – not just the main characters, tap dancers and singers, but the excellent musicians and their two teachers; the remarkably efficient scene shifters; and all of your staff responsible for a really professional production.

Parent of student

I am writing to thank Driffield School and the Sports Department for their help and support during 2007. We ran four very successful school biathlons (run/swim) in Driffield. Thank you for your continued support.

British Pentathlon Development Officer

We are delighted with our daughter's transfer to Driffield School. She is enthusiastic about everything - her lessons, teachers and the other students - she never stops talking about them when she gets home. It is lovely to see her re-discovering her enjoyment of school life. Thank you for all your help and support with this.

Parent of Year 10 student

My daughter has just completed her A Levels and has now left Driffield School. However, I couldn’t let the occasion go without writing to thank you and your school for looking after her and giving her such a fine education – and more. Her splendid ‘A’ Level results stand testimony to hard work on her part and a lot of effort, encouragement and perseverance from her teachers.

Parent of Year 13 student

I would just like to know how much I enjoyed Driffield School’s production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. The singing, notably from pupils in the lead parts, was fabulous. The acting in every case was excellent as was the musical accompaniment from the orchestra. Well done to all involved for supporting and encouraging the students in this way.

Parent of a student

On behalf of the President and members of Driffield Rotary Club, I write to thank the school for the cheque for £456.63, donated to go towards the cost of rebuilding the school in Sri Lanka destroyed by the Tsunami. It was very generous of the school’s Student Council to agreed to give the proceeds from the non-uniform in July to this very worthwhile project.

The International Committee of the Rotary Club

May I take this opportunity to thank your staff for a wonderful trip to Cork with the Driffield School Swing Band. The students were impeccable in all respects and a credit to the school and their teachers.

Parent of a student

We wish to place on record our sincere thanks, and would ask you to pass on our gratitude to all the members of staff who taught our daughter, particularly in the past two ‘A’ Level years.

Parent of Year 13 student

Driffield School is a vibrant community where teachers and students work hard and achieve well.

Ofsted Inspectors

In this increasingly effective school, standards are rising and have been consistently above average for the last three years.

Ofsted Inspectors

Parents speak well of the dedication and enthusiasm of the staff. They appreciate the way in which students are welcomed into the school and give a chance to reach their full potential.

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Students themselves say that they enjoy the huge range of opportunities open to them and feel well cared for.

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Students are confident, articulate and enthusiastic. Students of all ages mix well together because of the tutor system, which puts students of different ages in mixed tutor groups.

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Sixth Form students play an important role helping younger students to enjoy and take full part in the life of the school.

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Teachers have high expectations of what students can do and make these clear.

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Driffield takes good care of its students... Students work hard to reach increasingly challenging targets.

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This is a very successful Sixth Form. Results for AS/A2 and AVCE examinations are well above average, maintaining a consistently positive trend. Students overall achievement and progress in the Sixth Form are very good; many achieve well beyond expectation.

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Teaching is lively and challenging, and foster students’ responsibility and independent learning and results in very positive attitudes.

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Teaching and learning are good overall, with a high proportion of outstanding lessons.

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The school’s commitment to the care and well-being of students is evident in exemplary arrangements for child protection, safeguarding and health and safety matters.

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